The Library of the Canadian Parliament issued a document in 2015 explaining how the Bank of Canada (that country’s central bank) created money for the
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The corporate PR machines will be going flat out very soon, seeking to tilt the post-coronavirus world in their favour
I noted this report in the Guardian this morning: Advertising giant WPP has unveiled a £2bn savings plan to shore up its balance sheet in the
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Ten principles for rebuilding our tax system after the coronavirus crisis is over
I was discussing the role that tax might play in the post-coronavirus consensus last week and as a result drafted the ten principles that I
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Johnson’s letter
I share this from Dr Rupert Read of the Green Party. Rupert is a philosopher at the University of East Anglia. Rupert is not inclined
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Changes to insolvency rules will not save businesses – they’ll simply save a few directors whilst leaving the economy as a whole to sink
The government announced changes to regulations on insolvency laws this morning using emergency powers that have been provided to them. They said: Under the plans,
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If lockdown lasts six months the lost human capital will take a very long time to recover
I am far from alone in being worried right now. I know that. Quite reasonably people are fearful at many levels. And so am I.
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An end to fracking? It cannot come too soon
Like many people with concern for the environment, I am deeply opposed to fracking. This profoundly destructive process fuels demand for carbon based fuel that
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Tackling the post-coronavirus economic myths: runaway inflation and tax increases are not around the corner
I am beginning to see an increasing number of post-coronavirus economic myths emerging on twitter and other media. These need to be tackled now. I
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